Dead in the Water: Global Lessons from the World Bank's Model Hydropower Project in Laos

ISBN-13: 9780299317904 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 384 str.

Bruce Shoemaker; William Robichaud

Opis

In the 2000s, as the World Bank was reeling from revelations of past hydropower failures, it nonetheless promoted the enormous Nam Theun 2 project. For the first time, this book shows in detail why, despite assertions of success from the World Bank and other agencies, the dam's true story has been one of substantial loss for affected villagers and the regional environment.